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Private property is a fundamental right in America and a central point of President Trump's America First trade agenda. It figures prominently in the new agreement to replace NAFTA and our trade confrontation with China.

To be blunt, America believes in private property. Other countries don't.

We understand private property is essential to prosperity. What's the point of making, inventing or improving something if someone else can take it from you, sell it as their own and pocket the money.

Tariffs on Chinese imports have the nabobs of negativism nattering on about how American consumers will have to pay more at the mall this Christmas. These talking heads know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Instead of focusing on who is paying what, they should be asking who are we doing business with.

The Communist regime in Beijing claims it is practicing “socialism with Chinese characteristics,” but in reality it is nothing more than a criminal enterprise.

The media's never-ending hunt to take down President Trump has them roaming the countryside.

Farmers voted in overwhelming numbers for President Trump in 2016. But we are told they have turned against him, or will soon turn, or are thinking about making a U-turn on a farm road, or something like that depending on which story you read.

The problem is, the reporters can't find a farmer to say anything that matches their pre-written headlines.

Curtis Ellis, Policy Director of America First Policies, talks with Rick Roberts of WBAP radio Dallas about China's threat to America's economy and way of life, President Trump's tariffs and takes calls from listeners. Runs 29 minutes.

“American Factory,” a production of Barack and Michelle Obama, offers a warning of where unchecked globalism leads.

The true nature of China’s Communist regime has become increasingly clear, with its cyber-espionage, intellectual property theft and state-subsidized attacks on our industries openly acknowledged by everyone.

Add to that Beijing’s assault on Hong Kong and it’s obvious what’s at stake in our confrontation with China is far more than the price of sports socks at Walmart.

Want business 'certainty'? Get out of China
Curtis Ellis calls for higher anti-dumping tariffs on oil drilling equipment

Big business wanted certainty. President Trump just gave it to them:

China is no place to do business. Get out now.

To those who've been saying we need to make a deal, any deal, with China to restore certainty, the president made certain this administration will not surrender to China's continuing assault on the American people and our free enterprise system.

Curtis Ellis: ‘Truly Frightening’ How U.S. Relies on China for Vital Industries
The country’s reliance on China for vital industries that are necessary for United States national security is “truly frightening,” says Curtis Ellis of America First Policies.

As U.S. negotiators were overseas attempting to stop a foreign power’s aggression, American political operatives were telling the other side to hold off on making any agreement. They would get a better deal from a new administration after the election, those operatives assured them.